CVE-2020-3958
Last modified
CVE-2020-3958 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-administrative access to a virtual machine to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
VMware ESXi (6.7 before ESXi670-202004101-SG and 6.5 before ESXi650-202005401-SG), VMware Workstation (15.x before 15.5.2) and VMware Fusion (11.x before 11.5.2) contain a denial-of-service vulnerability in the shader functionality. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow attackers with non-administrative access to a virtual machine to crash the virtual machine's vmx process leading to a denial of service condition.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Fusion | >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.2 |
| Vmware | Workstation | >= 15.0.0, < 15.5.2 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.5 |
| Vmware | Esxi | 6.7 |
References
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0957Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0957Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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